She wanted me gone before I discovered the shares.”
“She wanted both of us isolated.”
For seven years, Ruth had treated me as an outsider.
I hadn’t merely been an inconvenient daughter-in-law.
Andrew’s voice broke through my thoughts.
“Mara, there is something else.”
“What?”
“I found a letter from Victor.”
“Where?”
“In the company archives.”
“Is it addressed to you?”
“No.”
“To whom?”
“To Ruth.”
“What does it say?”
“I haven’t read the entire thing.”
“Why not?”
“Because the first page says that if she continues diverting foundation money, Victor
